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VOLUME 80.
UNIVERSITY Qf GEORGIA
Butler Herald
APR 20 1956
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EVE RLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS'
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1956.
NUMBER 30.
Thos. B. Bartlett
Dies Wednesday
After Short Illness
Memorial Exercises
At Reynolds School
Next Wednesday
Two Killed, One
Hurt in Truck Crash
Near Ellaville
19 Persons Killed,
Hundreds Injured
In Ala. Storm
Mrs..W. T. Bateman
Completes 30 Year
Telephone Operator
County Saddened
Tuesday by Death of
Valuable Citizen
Funeral Will be Conducted
This Morning at 11 o’clock,
at Mt. Nebo.
At an early hour yesterday-*.
Wednesday—morning occurred the
death of of Mr. Thomas B (Babe)
Bartlett. His death occurred at the
local hospital climaxing an illness
of one week attributed to cerebral
hemorrhage.
Mr. Bartlett was born in Craw
ford county May 28, 1880, the son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bartlett, Sr. with whom he was
brought to Taylor county in early
life and has since remained and
through the years regarded as one
of the county’s most beloved citi
zens and successful farmers. He
had for a number of years been a
member of the Freewill Baptist
church.
Mr. Bartlett had been twice
married. The first time to Miss
Belle Harmon. To this union were
born nine children most of whom
are living at the present time, as
follows: Messrs Henry, Jamie, Al
bert, DurwOod and Jack Bartlett;
Mrs. Myrtle Oliver, Rosebud Bart
lett, Mrs. Jamie Parks and Mrs.
Rtna Bryan.
Following the death of his first
wife Mr. Bartlett a few years later
married Miss Irene Ray and to this
union were born four children, all
now living, namely: Arthur, Fran
ces, Ellen and Ray Bartlett.
Hour of funeral has been an
nounced for for 11 a. m. Thursday
—this morning—at the Bloodworth
cemetery near Charing. Services
will be conducted by Rev. E. V.
Skipper, pastor of the Freewill Bap
tist church, Thomaston. Pallbear
ers: Messrs Gerald and Stout Bryan
Lewis Watson, Carol Purvis, W. J.
Parks, Sr., and W. J. Parks Jr.
Mrs. Hugh S. Wallace
Succumbed Friday at Her
Home in Hapeville
Butler friends of Mrs. Hugh S.
Wallace learned with sorrow of her
death which occurred at her home
in Hapeville. Mrs. Wallace was the
widow of the late Rev. Hugh
Smeade Wallace formerly of Butler
a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Wallace who died three years ago
after an active ministry of several
years in the Baptist church.
Mrs. Wallace, who was formerly
a resident of Eastman, traveled in
many Georgia and Alabama cities
with her husband.
Survivors inlude a son- H. S.
Wallace Jr., Albany; daughter Mrs.
Jule McMichael, Reidsville, N. C.;
mother Mrs. Hannah Howard
Browne, Eastman; brothers, G. Y.
Browne Jr., Savannah and H. H.
Browne Columbia, S. C.
Roberta Businessman and
Robins Mayor Are Being
Considered for State Posts
Macon, Ga.—Warner Robins May
or W. T. Giles is scheduled to b.e
appointed a new member of the
Jekyll Island Authority, it was
learned recently.
A second Middle Georgian,
Wade Seagler, a Roberta business
man, also is understood being con
sidered for appoinement to that
body.
Giles’ appointment—and possibly
that of Seagler—is expected to be
announced officially by Gov. Mar
vin Griffin some time.
Death of Former
Sumter Sheriff Lamented
By Wide Circle of Friends
Wm. Perry McArthur, 81, former
Sumter county sheriff and retired
Americus fire chief, died unex
pectedly in downtown Americus
April 12 th.
McArthur was visiting in the fire
department during the afternoon
when he suffered a fatal heart at
tack.
The former sheriff was related
to a number of Butler citizens, a
friend of many here and a fre
quent visitor to the City all of
whom will regret to learn of his
death.
Memorial Day Exercises will be
observedvat the school auditorium
in Reynolds Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
with Mrs. C. E. Whatley as Mas
ter of Ceremonies.
The program will open with sing
ing “America” by the school. In
vocation will be given by Rev. M.
W. Flanders. A vocal trio “Ameri
ca Our Heritage,” by Helen
Steele, will be rendered by Misses
Susan Young, Tempie Hill, and
Janice Underwood Mrs. E. B.
Swearingen will introduce the
speaker, Mrs. Robert -Walker of
Griffin, who will deliver the
Memorial Day Address.
After the address, Mrs. D. W.
Harp will award prizes to the
writer’s of essays on the subject
chosen by the U. D. C. this year
and will present a picture to the
room that furnished the most es
says.
An announcement will be made
that all members of the U. D. C.
members of the American Legion
Auxiliary and visitors are invited
to a Tea at the U. D. C. Chapter
house immediately after the exer
cises, where a ceremony to de
liver crosses of honor for military
service will take place.
After this announcement the
benediction will be given by Rev.
C. R. Davis.
Spedal Exercises for
Pre-School Ghldren
At Reynolds School
To the parents of Children Who
Will Enter the First Grade of
Reynolds School in September:
The Pre-School Orientation Day
for children who will enter school
for the first time in the Fall of
1956 will be conducted at the Rey
nolds School building on April 26,
9:30 to 11:30 a. m. The purpose of
this day is to acquaint parents and
children with school and health
policies and practices. Suggestions
for the necessary immunizations
and health examinations will be
made at this time.
I request that you give this
notice your earnest consideration
and meet with us and your pre
school child on April 26th.
Respectfully yours,
E. H. Joiner, Principal
Reynolds School.
Miss Katie Brewer
Succumbs to Brief Illness
At Schley County Home
On April 11th, 10 p. m., occurred
the death of Miss Katie J. Brewer
after an illness of approximately
two weeks.
The deceased was a daughter of
the late Mr. J. R. and Mrs. M.
Roberts Brewer and was born in
Schley county on April 15, 1899.
Her death occurred at the home of
her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs
B. Brwere. Besides whom she is
survived by a nephew Mr. J. R. R.
Brewer together with hosts of
friends.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. R. V. Skipper at Liberty
church with interment in Cart
wright cemetery. Pallbearers were:
Messrs Tom Layfield, Mac Snipes,
Leonard Grousley, Charlie Cromer,
E. B. Lawhorn and Clyde Lawhorn.
Edwards Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Co. B. 560th Armored
Eng. Btn. of Reynolds
Spent Week End at Fort
The newly organized Co. B. 560th
Armored Engineers Batallion lo
cated at Reynolds spnet last week
end at Ft. Benning on the firing
range.
Lt. Robert E. Aultman Jr. Com
mander, states that Tom Gregory
has accepted the job as Adminis
trative Assistant and is on duty
at the Armory each day Monday
through Friday, 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Any men between the ages of 17
and 35 desiring to enlist in the Na
tional Guard may receive the re
quired information at the Armory.
The Company has regular drills
each Monday night: 8 to 10 o’clock.
Forty-one Cows Also Killed
When Large Trailer Truck
Overturns Tuesday A. M.
Ellaville, Ga., April 17—Two
men were killed instantly and an
other seriously injured at an early
hour Tuesday when a livestock
trailer truck went off the highway
and smashed into an embankment
about a mile and a half north of
Ellaville.
Forty-four yearling cows were
also killed in the mishap on U.S.
Highway 19.
State patrolmen identified the
dead men as Oscar Lewis, 25, the
Negro driver, a«nd W. J. Ivey, 63,
both of Bainbridge.
Floyd Snider, 63, of Richmond,
Ky., who was seriously injured,
owed his life to a passerby who
released him from the cab which
caught fire when the gas tank ex
ploded. Snider was taken to an
Americus hospital.
FEAR AND HOPE
By George V. Brindley, M. D.
“If it were not for the combina
tion of fear and hope which the
American people have regarding
one of the most serious medical
problems facing humanity today—
CANCER—the American Cancer
Society could not have made the
great strides against the disease
like it has been done during the
past ten years.
The combined efforts of advance
scientific, medical, surgival, and
radiological research could not
have been possible without the fi
nancial and moral support of the
program. Consequently, it is a
message of hope which we are able
to bring to the people of America
today—a positive message that
MANY THOUSANDS OF LIVES
CAN BE SAVED*
Only through the efforts of more
people working with more of their
friends and neighbors in the cities
and in the rural areas throughout
the country, one third who are dy
ing now because of the lack of
knoweldge of cancer can be
saved.”
YOU ARE URGED, AS A MEM
BER OF THE SOCIETY TO RE
AFFIRM YOUR FAITH AP^D RE
DEDICATE YOURSELF ACTIVELY
TO THE CONTROL OF CANCER IN
EVERY COMMUNITY.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI
BUTION NOW!
MRS. JACK SUGGS, Pres.
Taylor County Unit, A.C.S.
Butler, Georgia
MRS. L. R. ADAMS, V-Pres.
Taylor County Unit, A.C.S.
Butler, Georgia
Mrs. Garland T. Byrd
Mrs. Sink Marshall
Ohm. for Reynolds
Chairmen of the various dis
tricts will be announced next
week.
Dust Storm Prevailed Over
Butler Sunday Afternoon;
Rain Sunday Night.
NOTE: Butler and community
felt the ill effects of the Sunday
and Sunday night wind and rain
storm causing loss of a number of
lives and heavy property damage
around Birmingham and vicinity.
A news item in Monday’s daily
papers carried this account:
Birmingham, Ala., April 15—-A
tornado killed an estimated 22
persons and injured more than 200
Sunday in smashing a cluster of
rural communities on industrial
Birmingham’s western outskirts.
A Red Cross official made the
casualty estimates.'
At least 100 houses were reduced
to splinters. Twice that many
were damaged.
Most of the dead were Negroes
and were unidentified some hours
later. Alabama National Guards
men, the Red Cross and the Salva
tion Army promptly set up rescue
shelters for the homelss.
The roaring, whirling winds cut
a wide path through an area thick
ly settled by coal miners and oth
er industrial workers. They crushed
the flimsy frame dwellings like
egg shells.
A second tortiado battered Hunts
ville, Ala., about 100 miles north
of Birmingham, causing heavy
damage but no loss of life or in
juries.
Hardest hit was McDonald’s
Chapel, an unincorporated area
just northwest of Birmingham.
As rescue workers began rescue
operations, a thunderstorm swept
the' stricken community with pelt
ing hail and 60 mile winds.
It was spawned by a second wave
of turbulent weather whichthreat-
ened central Alabama with possi
bility of more tornadoes, the
Weather Bureau said.
A group of Negro houses on a
hill was “just swept away,” said
Fanny May Patton who was treated
at a hospital.
E. A. Lucas said the storm
struck suddenly and with a tre
mendous roar.
“The good Lord took care of us”
said one survivor.
Shatered fragments of homes
and furniture were strewn along
the path of the storm as if crum
pled and thrown aside by a gaint
hand.
The first wave of dead an din-
jured was carried to Lloyd Noland
hospital, swamping its facilities,
emergency rooms, and corridors
were crowded with injured and
relatives. All available nurses and
doctors were called on duty to
handle the overflow.
Brother of Mrs. Caldwell
Is Claimed by Dealt at
Columbus April 12th
Note: Mrs. Bateman as referred
to in this clipping from the Fort
Valldy Leader-Tribune is the be
loved wife of Mr. Wm. T. Bateman
both of whom are frequent visitors
to Butler:
“Mrs. Bertha Bateman celebrated
MRS. W. T. BATEMAN
her 30-year service anniversary
with Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Co. on April 1st.
"Mrs. Bateman came to Georgia
for the first time early in 1926
from Dothan, Ala., to help her
brother, G. L. Dougherty, during
the illness of his wife. At his sug
gestion she applied for a job with
Southern Bell and started to work
on April 1, 1926. Two years later in
1928, she was made Chief Opera
tor and has served in that capacity
for 28 years.
“At the time, Mrs. Bateman
started working on the switch
board, Ft. Valley had 400 tele-
phqnes. She has seen and had a
very active part in expanding the
telephone system to the present
2150 dial telephones now. operating
here.”
Funeral Monday P. M.
At Glaring for Mrs.
Carrie Hardison, 85
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie
Woodall Hardison, 85, of Forsyth,
were conducted Monday, 3. p. m.
in Charing at the Mt. Nebo Primi
tive Baptist Church, Rev. J. T.
Hughey officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
A native of Marion county Mrs.
Hardison died at her residence in
Forsyth Sunday after a long ill
ness.
Survivors include her daughter,
Mrs. Clara H. McCarty, Forsyth; a
son, Otis W. Hardison, Albany; a
brother, Jim Woodall, Mauk; three
sisters, Mrs. Georgia Garrett and
Mrs. Lola Garrettboth of Charing
and Mrs. Sallie Jordan, Jackson
ville, Fla.; and a number of grand
children, great grand children,
nieces and nephews.
Felton Hill Colored,
Narrowly Escapes Death
In Fall from Truck
While engaged in hauling logs
Thursday of last week, Felton Hill
colored, narrowly escaped death
when he fell from the top of his
loaded truck. Hill was hauling
logs from the southeastern section
of the county and fell when the
heavy chain holding the logs in
place on the truck, broke and re- i
leased the heavy timbers allowing
them to fall from the vehicle. |
Being caught by the chain, Hill
was drawn some distance sustain- j
ing a skull fracture, a number of ;
ribs were broken as well as an arm
and a leg. He also suffered in- ;
ternal injuries. Hill is a patient at |
the local hospital with the possi- ;
bility of saving his life, according
to a late report from hospital at-»
taches.
PRESBYTERIANS SET
TREMENDOUS BUDGET
FOR NEXT YEAR
Atlanta—An all time high an
nual budget of $6,931,896 for 1957
—more than 50 per cent for the
world missions—will be recom
mended to the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.,
at Montreat in June.
Hamilton M. Spinks, 64, Colum
bus resident for a number of
years, died April 12th at the City
hospital Columbus, climaxing an
illness of long duration.
He was born in Taylor county,
Feb. 6, 1892, a son of H. M. and
Geo. B. Spinks. He was a member
of the Church of the Holy Family
and a World War I veteran.
Survivors include three sisters,
Mrs. Walter Caldwell, Butler; Mrs.
T. F. Lively, Augusta; Mrs. C. G.
Meeks, Thomaston, and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral was conducted Friday
morning at the Church of the Holy
Family with Father J. H. Diemel in
charge. Burial was in Riverdale
cemetery. Rosary was said at
Striffler-Hamby Chapel.
Pallbearers were Joseph J.
O’Shea. James Breman, Salvador
Spano, William Pfaff and William
Fortson.
MAUK BAPTIST CHURCH
Bible School, 10 a. m. with Bro.
Clyde Whitley, Supt.
Meditation and Worship, 11 a.m.
Training Union at 6:30 p. m.
Evening Worship begins at 7:30.
Attend Sunday school and
church. The harvest is white. Look
about and encourage someone to
study and worship with us.
E. H. DUNN, Pastor.
Confederate Studies
Being Made by Georgians
At State University -
Athens, April 12—Works by two
University of Georgia faculty mem-
j bers will be included in the Con-
j federate Centennial Studies to be
! published in connection with the
100th Anniversary of the Civil War
of the Confederate Publishing Co.
of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Dr. E. M. Coulter, head of the
l university’s history department is
| the author of the first study in the
[series. His Lost Generation: The
1 Life and Death of James Barrow,
IC.S.A. will be off the press soon.
| Following Dr. Coulter’s book will
! be some 15 or more monographs
I dealing with the Confederacy.
' Among these will be the Civil War
j Career of Howell Cobb, by Horace
j Montgomery, professor of history at
'the University. Dr. Montgomery
has already begun work on his
study.
Other historians who will con
tribute volumes to the_series are
Wm. B.Hesseltine, of University
of Wisconsin; Charles G. Cummer-
sell, University of Alabama; Avery
Craven, University of Chicago; F.
Vandiver, Rice Institute, and
Clement Eaton, University of Ken
tucky.
Funeral Services for Mr. D. W.
Pyne Will Take Place at
Reynolds Baptist Church. -
Funeral services for Mr. Daniel
Webster Payne, familiarly known
to his many friends as “Coot,”
were conducted at the Reynolds
Baptist church yesterday—Wed
nesday—afternoon, four o’clock.
Services were in charge of Rev.
Charles Davis pastor of the Rey
nolds church of which the deceased
was a leading member.
Mr. Payne was stricken with a
heart attack early Tuesday at his
home and was rushed immediate
ly for medical treatment to a Ma
con hc*pital where he lingered for
several hours before the end came.
The deceased was the son of the
late Mr. D. W. and Mrs. Susan
Fountain Payne. He was born in
Taylor County Feb. 28, 1893 and
in early young manhood was hap
pily married to Miss Marion Sam
mons of Eatonton, who survives
as do these relatives: Dan and
Jackie Payne of Reynolds; three
I brothers, Eugene and Jack Payne
I of Reynolds and William Payne of
| Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs. W. L.
I Waldrop of Port Royal, S. C., Mrs.
1 Susie Avera of Roberta, and Mrs.
W. C Allen of Jasper; stepmother
Mrs. Elba Payne of Jasper, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
After a number of years’ suc
cessful business experience both irk
livestock and farming, Mr. Payne
retired to private life due to de-
! dining health.
I Mr. Payne was laid to rest in the
j family lot, Hill Crest cemetery.
I Active pallbearers included: Homer
! Mathews, Warren Aultman, Gene
Hogan, Jame^ Gray, Henry y Payne,
Hubert Payne, Thomas Byrd and
Dixie Harrell; honorary: A. J. and
T. L. Fountain, L. D. Gordon, C. R.
Simmons, B. W. Hinton, L.-.M. Doyel
T. Whatley, E. A. Newsom and D.
E. Byrd.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of arrange
ments.
Mr. Robert E. Anthony
{Dies of Heart Attack
| At Henderson, Texas
Mr. Robert E. Anthony died at
his home in Henderson, Texas of a
heart attack Monday.
He was bom and reared in Tay
lor county, son of the late Mr. Ed
ward and Mrs. Ida Windham An
thony.
He was a Veteran of World War
I and moved to Texas after his dis
charge from the Army.
Mr. Anthony is survived by his
wife, one son and one daughter all
of Henderson. One twin sister, Mrs.
Imoegne Anthony Gross of West
Palm Beach, Fla., also survives.
He is also survived by a number
of other near relatives both in
Taylor county and in Teacas.
Cornerstone of Baptist
Church Will be Laid
Sunday P. M., May 6
The Lord willing, we hope to lay
the cornerstone in our building on
Sunday, May 6, 3 p. m.
Those listed to prepare records
include:
Memorials: Mrs. M. A. Chapman
and Mrs. J. W. Edwards.
Treasurer’s Report: E. J. Stinson
and E. E. Jarrell. ,
Church Roll: Mrs. M. P. Dean.
Training Union Roll: Mrs. E. L.
Davis.
Sunday School Roll: Ed Davis.
W. M. U. and Auxiliaries: Mrs,
L. R. Dean.
Placing of Cornerstone: J. |R.
Wilson and E. L. Davis.
Jas. M. Carmichael, Pastor.
TALENT PARADE
A Talent Parade will be staged
Friday—tomorrow—at the Butler
Gym. Impersonations of TV and
Radio Stars will be features. Also
impersonation of Ed Sullivan.
Admission for this Talent Parade
will be 50c for adults and 25c for
children.